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1 пессимист
1) General subject: Jeremiah, calamity howler, croaker, flame out, negative Nancy (антипод positive Polly), nervous Nellie (Nelly), pessimist, doomsayer2) American: calamity Jane, calamity prophet3) Jargon: killjoy, sad apple, sour-ball, gloomy Gus4) Makarov: flame-out -
2 робкая личность
General subject: nervous Nellie (Nelly) -
3 трус
1) General subject: blancher, capon, chicken liver, chicken-heart, chicken-liver, cissy, coward, craven, dastard, faint heart, faint-heart, funk, milksop, nervous Nellie ( Nelly), niddering, piker, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, scuttler, turnback, turntail, yellow belly, quakebuttock (насмешливо-презрительно)2) Zoology: rat (убегающий как крыса с тонущего корабля)4) American: yellow dog6) Religion: trembler8) Diplomatic term: white feather10) Jargon: Caspar, chickenheart, dancer, deuce, lollipop, puff, yellow-belly, yellow-belly coward, chickenshit, Ethel (о спортсмене), chicken, cock sucker (прозвище вызывающего антипатию мужчины), patsy, ring-tail, weak sister11) Taboo: candy ass, pucker-ass, pussy clot, yellow bastard, yellowbelly -
4 человек, постоянно волнующийся
General subject: nervous Nellie (Nelly) (за что-л., кого-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > человек, постоянно волнующийся
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nervous nellie — Someone excessively worried or apprehensive is a nervous Nellie (or Nelly) … The small dictionary of idiomes
nervous Nellie — ☆ nervous Nellie n. [orig. used of high strung racehorses: in ref. to old Nell, jocular name for a nag] Slang a timid person who is easily upset and is hesitant to act … English World dictionary
nervous nellie — ˈnelē, li noun Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: nervous + Nellie, diminutive of Ellen, Eleanor, or Helen : a timid or ineffectual person the nervous Nellies, who always come into a bull market too late, pushed prices too high Burton… … Useful english dictionary
nervous Nellie — noun A person whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity. Political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as too nervous, too worried a little man, and remarked that his Senatorial… … Wiktionary
nervous Nellie — n. any nervous person, male or female. □ Sue is such a nervous Nellie. She should calm down. □ Relax! Don’t be such a nervous Nellie … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nervous-Nellie — adjective Characterized by worry or anxiety; having a weak, insecure personality. Woody Allen plays his most frazzled variation on the Woody we know best: a nervous Nellie urban neurotic kvetching his way through life as a means of avoiding it.… … Wiktionary
Nervous Nellie — An investor who isn t comfortable with investing and the risks associated with it. Nervous Nellies have very little risk tolerance. As a result, their investment returns are likely to suffer because they will only invest in very low risk, low… … Investment dictionary
nervous Nellie — a timid person who lacks determination and courage He is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of most of the other students in the school … Idioms and examples
nervous Nellie — or nervous Nelly noun (plural nervous Nellies) Usage: often capitalized 1st N Etymology: from the name Nellie Date: 1926 a timid or worrisome person … New Collegiate Dictionary
Nervous Nellie — {n.}, {informal} A timid person who lacks determination and courage. * /I say we will never win if we don t stop being Nervous Nellies!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
Nervous Nellie — {n.}, {informal} A timid person who lacks determination and courage. * /I say we will never win if we don t stop being Nervous Nellies!/ … Dictionary of American idioms